WTYTIAAN Chapter 269

## Chapter 269

Yuli’s whole body stiffened. The haze of fear rendered her unable to move her gaze, nor could she close her eyes to continue pretending. She could only stare blankly at the black-robed figure above her.

Yuli felt her breath catch in her throat. An icy chill rapidly climbed up from her tailbone, spreading throughout her entire body.

The figure was towering above her, and coldly and indifferently… shifted his gaze.

Yuli was stunned.

Her heart was still pounding wildly, and her limbs were trembling uncontrollably. Yuli had thought she was really done for this time, but then she realized that the black-robed figure, seeing through her disguise, had lightly let her go?

Why?

Yuli was lost in confusion. She stared at the black robe, glancing at it again and again. She was certain that the person had noticed something amiss about her and might have seen through her disguise long ago.

But why hadn’t he exposed her?

Yuli couldn’t understand, but she knew she had to act and save herself.

*I wonder if Deini has escaped?*

Yuli closed her eyes, recalling the defense pendant she had stuffed into Deini’s hand. She suppressed the uneasiness in her heart and began to inch toward the edge of the cart.

[Broken Bridge, Remaining Snow] noticed the commotion on the cart. He looked down and met a pair of beautiful eyes. Those clear eyes were instantly filled with fear and timidity, unlike the other children on the cart, who were all dull and lifeless, as if they were about to stop breathing at any moment.

[Broken Bridge, Remaining Snow] was responsible for pulling the cart, not selecting the children, so he hadn’t noticed Yuli’s abnormality when they were being chosen and moved. Instead, he discovered it on the way.

It was obvious that this child’s near-death state was an act.

However, [Broken Bridge, Remaining Snow] shifted his gaze and pretended not to see.

The viewers following his perspective also saw little Yuli and left messages on the screen.

[This kid is interesting.]

[Is she trying to escape? This plot is interesting.]

[Is Snow God on a covert mission? To save these children?]

Yan Yunqing also clearly saw Yuli’s appearance. He was worried when he saw Yuli being dragged around by the black-robed figure, but he relaxed when he saw Yuli’s subsequent actions.

Yuli was smart. Although he didn’t know why she was pretending to be weak, she must have discovered something and was trying to save herself.

But those black-robed figures were too high-leveled. The defense pendant Yan Yunqing had given Yuli could only withstand attacks below level 50, which was almost no obstacle for the black-robed figures who were mostly in their seventies and eighties.

He needed to find a way to get in faster.

Yan Yunqing sent a message to [Broken Bridge, Remaining Snow], asking him to delay as much as possible and not send the children to the black-robed figures’ destination so quickly.

He minimized the live stream and placed it to the side, a faint sense of unease rising in his heart.

He had seen Yuli, but what about Deini?

*I hope nothing happened to her.*

*

Yuli tried to move her body, making a few loud noises. Perhaps the black-robed figures escorting her hadn’t noticed, but the one pushing the cart must have.

However, he didn’t react, seemingly letting her small movements go unheeded.

Yuli tested him twice and found that the black-robed figure really didn’t care about her. She boldly moved twice, making large movements, almost reaching the edge of the cart. The cart, loaded with several children, creaked under the weight, attracting the attention of others.

“What’s going on?”

Yuli immediately stiffened her body, closed her eyes, and pretended to be dying. The black-robed figure swept a glance over them, didn’t find anything unusual, and just looked at the person pushing the cart.

“The road is a bit uneven. There was a small pit over there, and it accidentally got stuck.” [Broken Bridge, Remaining Snow] lowered his head, hiding his eyes in the shadows.

“Be careful.”

Hearing [Broken Bridge, Remaining Snow]’s explanation, the black-robed figure didn’t say anything more, just glanced at the children again, confirmed that there was nothing amiss, and withdrew his gaze.

Yuli waited for another ten seconds, confirming that the person’s gaze had indeed shifted away, and then quietly exhaled.

Her heart had been pounding since the beginning, and she was so nervous that her forehead was covered in cold sweat. Her body was also too stiff. If the black-robed figure had looked at her twice more, she would definitely have been exposed.

*Fortunately.*

…*I just wonder why this black-robed uncle is helping her hide it?*

Yuli secretly glanced at the black-robed figure pushing the cart again, silently rejoicing in her heart, but also a little strange. Deini didn’t seem to have mentioned such a black-robed figure?

Thinking this, Yuli heard several approaching footsteps and immediately tensed up. They were approaching a crucial intersection.

——*But something seems wrong?*

Yuli hesitated. She only heard the footsteps were extremely chaotic, as if they were running.

The black-robed figures who also heard the footsteps became vigilant and stopped to watch from a distance. They saw another group of black-robed figures appear at the corner of the road.

“What happened?” The escorting black-robed figure asked.

The other black-robed figure replied: “One of the little brats from the last batch is missing. The higher-ups have ordered all teams to search.”

“Missing one?” The escorting black-robed figure hesitated. “How could one have gone missing? What happened to the guards?”

“Who knows? They were about to hold the ceremony when they realized one was missing. They immediately ordered a search. If we can’t find it, we’ll have to bring another little brat over.”

“Then hurry up and search. Let those guards at the passage be vigilant. Don’t let these little brats escape. Losres City has lost so many children in one go. If a little brat runs out and tells those people, you and I will have to answer for it here.”

“Got it. Do I need you to tell me?”

The black-robed figure said a few words and quickly set off again, while Yuli had already rolled off the edge of the cart according to the plan.

Her small body hitting the dirt made a slight noise, almost attracting the attention of the black-robed figures. Fortunately, the black-robed figure pushing the cart moved the cart, and the cart made an unpleasant creaking sound, which made the others ignore the muffled thud just now.

Yuli gratefully glanced at the black-robed figure pushing the cart and then quickly hid in the shadows of the corner. Fortunately, the coat on her body was also dark, and shrouded in the coat, she was not conspicuous in the dark children’s passage.

The black-robed figures escorting the children left, but the searching black-robed figures did not leave so quickly. Yuli slowed her breathing and stayed still in the corner, trying to reduce her presence as much as possible.

She didn’t know how much time had passed, but this corridor finally became quiet again. Only then did Yuli carefully lift her coat and look around a few times. Seeing that there was no one, she gritted her teeth and supported herself against the wall to stand up. At this moment, her hands and feet were numb, and every step she took was like dancing on the tip of a knife.

Yuli stumbled two steps, rubbed her calf, and finally bared her teeth and carried her coat all the way to the hiding place in the memory of that simple map.

On the way, she encountered several batches of searching black-robed figures, and Yuli narrowly avoided them all. She took a deep breath, grasped her trembling hands, and worked hard to hide herself, finally finding the hiding place.

Carefully hiding herself in the darkness, Yuli finally had the energy to think about the target of the black-robed figures’ search.

*Is it Deini?*

*It should be Deini. She has already given the pendant to Deini, so Deini will definitely be able to escape.*

Yuli was a little exhausted, and her spirit suddenly relaxed because she had reached a relatively safe place. This relaxation made her feel a strong sense of sleepiness, like a tide coming in.

Yuli, who had been hungry for three days and had only replenished a little bit of sugar, had exhausted all of her child’s physical strength after such a thrilling escape. At this moment, even though she knew it was bad to fall asleep, she couldn’t help but close her eyes and enter a shallow dream.

*

On the other side, beside the blood pool where the first sacrifice should have been held, the leading black-robed figure coldly looked at the children in front of him, who were like quails.

The pattern on his mask was slightly different from the others. The patterns on the others were all black, but the pattern on his mask had a hint of red in the ink. Compared with black, it was more like dark red, which seemed extremely strange.

“You were brought over to make up ten, so why are there only nine sacrifices here?”

“Search! If you can’t find it, you’ll replace the missing sacrifice.”

The black-robed figure’s gloomy tone made people feel terrified, and it seemed even more ghostly in this damp and dark environment.

The children, who were tied together, trembled twice, lowering their heads even deeper.

The black-robed figure who was being reprimanded was even more terrified, and he responded quickly and dispersed to continue searching.

Then the second batch of sacrifices was also brought over. The first batch was not enough to make up ten, but the second batch was just enough, so it could replace the first batch of sacrifices and be thrown down.

The cart stopped in front of the black-robed figure with the dark red mask, and his gaze swept over the children lying haphazardly on the cart. Suddenly, his eyes narrowed.

“…Nine?”

His voice vaguely carried a hint of anger. He looked at the small leader of the escort team, “You only brought nine sacrifices?”

The escorting black-robed figure was stunned and immediately looked down to count: “Impossible, I specifically counted the number – one is missing?!”

The cart wasn’t big, so to load so many children, they had to be stacked, which made it difficult to see how many children there were at a glance. However, no one would have trouble counting within ten. As long as he counted carefully, the black-robed figure quickly noticed something was wrong.

One was really missing!

But when he locked the door, he had specifically counted the number and confirmed that there were ten before sending them over, but now one had disappeared out of thin air!

How was this possible?

He first looked at [Broken Bridge, Remaining Snow] with suspicion. [Broken Bridge, Remaining Snow] just lowered his head and also showed some incredulity.

The black-robed figure with the dark red patterned mask was furious: “So you lost another sacrifice? You’ve only transported them twice, and you’ve already lost two sacrifices?”

He looked like he was about to explode.

The people around him knelt down in swarms in his angry voice, trembling as they lay on the ground, looking even more afraid than these so-called sacrifices.

“Bishop, I—”

“Boom—”

Before the escorting black-robed figure could explain anything, his body had exploded like a ripe watermelon, like an exploding balloon. Blood mist rose everywhere, and the bloody smell spread. Pieces of minced meat fell to the ground like rain.

Immediately, all those who were lying on the ground fell silent, daring not to say another word to defend themselves, only shivering and praying that the black-robed figure in front of them would not vent his anger on them.

The blood on the ground flowed little by little towards the blood pool along the slightly sloping ground. Finally, the minced meat of the escorting black-robed figure fell into the blood pool.

It was a larger and more shocking building than the blood pool found by Merlin. The bright red liquid in the pool kept churning, exuding a strong bloody smell. An ominous dark red mist rose slowly and was absorbed by the crystal ball in the center.

The blood and minced meat of the escorting black-robed figure merged into it, just like a stone being thrown into the ocean, without causing the slightest ripple.

This scene shocked everyone, including the viewers who were squatting in the live stream.

Rows of question marks flashed out.

[Is this real? Is the scale this large?]

[I remember that the corpses of monsters in the game will disappear into light fragments in an unscientific way, so I thought this was another 12+ green game, but the villain boss in the plot is so bloody?]

[Damn, what a disgusting scene! I’m still eating! Don’t force me to throw up!]

[Can domestic games also have bloody and violent plots? I always feel that this game will be reported by parents and taken down in the next second, and I won’t even be able to wait for the public beta.]

[Should the anchor turn off the live stream? If you continue to broadcast like this, I’m afraid the account will be gone.]

[The person in front, this is a live stream from the game forum itself. There is no red-clothed moderator, so where did the warning come from?]

[I declare that this will be the best horror game of the year!]

Yan Yunqing’s heart also sank.

Although Deini and Yuli were not among those children, it was reasonable to say that the two of them should be the two missing ‘sacrifices’. Logically, Yan Yunqing should have breathed a sigh of relief, but this bloody scene in the live stream, coupled with those children who were tied up in place, made Yan Yunqing unable to truly feel at ease and put himself aside.

He didn’t think he was a good-hearted saint, and he really couldn’t do anything about it now, but…

Yan Yunqing gritted his teeth, “Theodore, hurry up.”

They were at another entrance, disassembling the formation on it. The magic circle here was not as powerful as the one at the entrance just now, and it was not easy to trigger, but it still needed a correct entry key.

They didn’t have one, so they could only choose to forcibly dismantle it.

Theodore didn’t know anything about it, so only the amateur Yan Yunqing could do it himself, with Theodore assisting on the side.

They had to be faster, before those children were sacrificed, and enter the underground altar.

Yan Yunqing thought.

“Crunch, crunch…”

The sound of leather boots stepping on the snow rang out, approaching from afar.

Someone!

How could there be someone in this remote place? Not to mention that the only mountain village nearby had been slaughtered by the black-robed figures of the Eternal God Cult, and there was not a single one left.

It was impossible for unrelated people to pass by here.

Yan Yunqing turned his head suddenly and met a pair of dark brown eyes… and a familiar face.

Demetrius.

Demetrius was wearing the same black robe as the Eternal God Cult, and the patterned mask was held in his hand. He stood in front of Yan Yunqing, looking down at him.

“Long time no see.”

Demetrius changed his previous socially withdrawn and gloomy appearance, brushing all the broken hair that blocked his eyebrows and eyes back, revealing his full forehead. All of his delicate features were displayed, and he was actually a bit dazzling.

“Xavier,”

“Or, Your Majesty the Demon King?”

The corners of Demetrius’s mouth rose, revealing a provocative smile. Although it was a familiar face, Yan Yunqing found it so strange. This was completely two different people from the Demetrius he knew.

And Demetrius’s words made Yan Yunqing’s heart skip two beats.

Theodore stepped forward and blocked Yan Yunqing behind him, frowning and staring at the person who suddenly appeared in front of him.

“Demetr…ius?” Yan Yunqing stood up, staring intently at Demetrius, trying to find a trace of flaw in Demetrius’s expression.

He had the same appearance as Demetrius, and the NPC name displayed above his head was also “Demetrius,” but his temperament was completely different from the Demetrius at Sigrid Academy. Instead, he had some similarities to the young master of the Eternal God Cult, also named “Demetrius,” whom he had met outside the academy.

And the Demetrius in front of him was indeed wearing a uniform of the Eternal God Cult.

*Let me test him.*

Thinking this, Yan Yunqing tried to soften his tone a little, “What are you talking about? What Majesty the Demon King?”

Demetrius raised his eyebrows, and the hand holding the mask casually tossed it up and down a few times. He chuckled, “Oh? Is that so?”

His gaze fell on Yan Yunqing’s face, and his smile carried an unspoken meaning, “Your image is really changeable, but your face now is really not as good as the one you had at the academy. I prefer the way you looked at the academy.”

Yan Yunqing was stunned and suddenly remembered that he was still using [Rian]’s identity. Although he had the same black hair and red eyes, Yan Yunqing had modified many details when he was creating the face, and the Xavier identity he used at Sigrid Academy was his original face when he crossed over.

The original face was more delicate and beautiful, or rather, it was more inclined to be gentle and bewitching. As his level increased, the bewitching feeling gradually disappeared, but his affinity as a demon did not decrease, but instead maxed out.

And the face of [Rian], Yan Yunqing had created it to be more stable, reducing the gentle lines.

The two faces could be said to have essential differences.

And Demetrius called out his Xavier identity while looking at the face of the [Rian] player, which meant that Demetrius already knew his identity. At least, this Demetrius was definitely aware that [Rian] and Xavier were both him.

But he didn’t know much about this Demetrius who seemed to be ill-intentioned.

He was in the open, and the enemy was in the dark. This was really a terrible thing.

“Who are you?” Yan Yunqing frowned. He could be sure that the Demetrius in front of him, although he had the appearance of Demetrius, was definitely not Demetrius.

“Me?” Demetrius chuckled, “Didn’t you just call my name? I am Demetrius… your dear roommate.”

“Speaking of which, you haven’t been back to the academy for a long time, which is a pity.” Demetrius said, “I really like the breakfast you make for me every day.”

Yan Yunqing frowned.

This guy… even knew the details of him and “Demetrius” living together at Sigrid Academy?

The guess that “this Demetrius is not that Demetrius” was crumbling like a house of cards.

Yan Yunqing narrowed his eyes and said abruptly, “You’re not him.”

Demetrius raised his eyebrows, “Of course I’m not him.”

Yan Yunqing was stunned. He didn’t expect Demetrius to admit it so simply? Wasn’t he just saying disgusting things to annoy him?

Demetrius: “Because he is me.”

Yan Yunqing: …

It was obviously a tense confrontation, but Yan Yunqing couldn’t help but feel a sense of speechless emotion. What did this psychopath want to do?

Demetrius was about to say something when Theodore, who had been protecting Yan Yunqing behind him, suddenly spoke. He looked at Demetrius, and his golden eyes were full of defense.

“You have traces of necromancy on you.”

“Oh?” Demetrius glanced at Theodore in surprise, “I didn’t expect that you were so badly injured that your perception has also degraded, but you can still see the necromancy on me.”

Yan Yunqing turned his head in surprise and looked at Theodore, then looked at Demetrius. When he heard the word necromancy, an outrageous guess rose in his heart.

“You are…”

“Keen?”

When this taboo name was mentioned, both Theodore and Demetrius, who were still confronting each other, paused. Theodore clearly made a fighting pose, while Demetrius suddenly smiled.

“Your Majesty the Demon King, did you just realize it now? I thought I made it very obvious.”

Demetrius’s dark brown eyes met Yan Yunqing’s red eyes. These colors of eyes often made people look extremely affectionate, as if flowing with honey, soft, and beautiful.

Few people knew that Keen, the legendary necromancer who was ruthless, vicious, and slaughtered countless creatures to turn them into undead, was actually an extremely sunny and handsome, gentle and harmless, and even courteous gentleman.

——He disguised himself as a sweet flower, attracting countless ‘bees’ to come. After the ‘bees’ fell into his trap, he turned into a beekeeper and refined them into his puppet undead for his drive.

In all the rumors about Keen, he was a terrifying existence, as if he had three heads and six arms.

The difference between the rumored Keen and the real Keen was too great, which is why few people would be on guard against him at first sight, which eventually led to tragedy.

The current Demetrius was the disguise Keen often used, a gentle and harmless gentleman.

Yan Yunqing looked at the results detected by the system, and the 178 level displayed on it made Yan Yunqing breathe a little heavily.

The level difference with Theodore was not too big, and even Theodore’s level was higher, and they were now two against one, which seemed that their chances of winning were great, but the real combat power could not be calculated like this.

His current level was 112, which was not enough to see in front of level 178. In the battle of high-level powerhouses, the difference of 10 levels was already a deep ravine like a natural chasm, but they were more than sixty levels apart.

Facing Keen in the shell of Demetrius, he was just a small dish, and he couldn’t stop a single blow.

And Theodore, who had the power to fight Keen, was in a seriously injured state and could not exert his full strength. Even if his level was much higher than Demetrius, it was difficult to say that he could defeat Demetrius, or even kill him again.

After all, they had already experienced how difficult necromancy was.

When Keen was killed before, there was not only a Theodore in his prime, but also many powerful dependents and the Demon King himself assisting.

Only by encircling and suppressing Keen did they finally kill him.

To put it bluntly, Keen was much more difficult to kill than the God of Light.

Yan Yunqing lowered his eyes, hiding the dark color that flashed across his eyes, “So, how did you come back to life?”

“I’m very curious. I remember that I did kill you in the first place.”

“Resurrection? Reincarnation? Possession? What about Demetrius? Your object of possession?”

As he spoke, Yan Yunqing’s fingertips moved slightly, and he opened the NPC chat system that he hadn’t used for a long time, controlling his pupils not to fall on the chat panel. While watching Demetrius, his consciousness was controlling the sending of a location message to all his friends in the panel.

Yan Yunqing was not sure if this would work. After all, this NPC chat system was to send the information he sent in a way similar to telepathy to the other party. Ordinary text could be directly turned into his words, but he didn’t know if the location information could be directly presented.